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Chane Ke kabeb

Vegetarian Shami Kebab / Chane Ke Kebab

Delicious Kebabs made with chickpeas and blend of spices!
Course Snack
Cuisine Indian
Keyword chickpeas, kebab
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
resting time 6 hours
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 8
Author Priya Shiva

Ingredients

  • Black chickpeas – 1/2 cup
  • Boiled potato – 1 mashed
  • grated ginger – 1 tbsp
  • Green chili – 1 finely chopped
  • Dry coriander powder/Dhaniya Powder – 1/2 tsp
  • Red chili powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Cornflour – 2 tbsp
  • Salt to taste
  • Coriander leaves/Cilantro - 2 tbsp Finely chopped
  • Mint leaves - 6 finely chopped
  • Vegetable Oil for shallow frying – 4 tbsp

Instructions

  1. Soak chickpeas overnight or minimum 6 hours. Drain the water and boil chickpeas with 2 cups of water till it is nicely cooked.

  2. Drain the water and mash it nicely with a potato masher or you can even coarsely grind it.
  3. Add mashed chickpeas, mashed potatoes, ginger, green chili, chopped coriander leaves, mint leaves, coriander powder, red chili powder, corn flour, salt in a bowl and combine.
  4. Take a portion of this mix and shape into a ball. Then press it between your palms to give it a flat disc shape.
  5. Shallow-fry the kebabs on a griddle/tawa by adding little oil.